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High Cholesterol

January 3, 2014 By webmaster 25 Comments

High Cholesterol Diagnosis and  Treatment

raleigh-internist-parikhBeing an internal doctor, Dr Parikh is very familiar with cholesterol diagnosis and treatment. Cholesterol is a waxy substance occurring naturally within the body. It is crucial in the manufacture of hormones and vitamin D. But too much cholesterol, particularly when it comes from poor food alternatives, can clog blood vessels and lead to heart attack or stroke.

Kinds of High Cholesterol

There are two types of cholesterol. Here is the kind that builds up in arteries and can lead to a heart attack or stroke. High-density lipoproteins, or HDL, are known as “good” cholesterol. This substance helps return awful cholesterol to the liver for removal.

The Causes Of High Cholesterol

Your liver produces cholesterol naturally. But unhealthy foods, including fried food or foods which contain excessive amounts of animal fat, increase cholesterol levels. Along with an unhealthy diet, genetics and obesity also play major parts in somebody’s inability to remove cholesterol from your blood.

Who Is at An Increased Risk for High Cholesterol?

Anyone whose diet contains an excessive number of saturated fat is at risk of high cholesterol. Saturated fat comes from dairy products and red meat. Nuts and some plant-derived oils also are full of saturated fat. Overweight people and people with a genetic susceptibility to high cholesterol are also at an increased risk.

Do You Know the Indications of High Cholesterol?

High cholesterol will not show any symptoms until a devastating event such as a stroke or heart attack occurs. In rare cases, it may show up as yellow deposits in the eyes or in tendons.

How Is High Cholesterol Diagnosed?

High cholesterol can be diagnosed with a straightforward blood test. Total cholesterol should not exceed 200 milligrams per deciliter, when cholesterol levels are taken after a 12-hour fast. If a reading falls between normal level and high level, it is considered borderline high.

How Is High Cholesterol Treated?

For most people who have high cholesterol, exercise and a healthy diet can decrease amounts to normal–discuss all dietary changes and exercise regimens with your physician or health care provider. Sometimes drugs is needed, particularly with high rates of LDL, or bad cholesterol.

Medications

High cholesterol can be treated by many different medications.
They contain:

  • Statins are drugs that help your body lower cholesterol levels and even remove cholesterol from clogged arteries.
  • Resins absorb bile that contains cholesterol and prevent its re-absorption in the large intestine. Additionally they cause the liver to improve bile production, using up more cholesterol.
  • Other cholesterol-lowering drugs function to lower the intestine’s ability to absorb cholesterol.

Natural High Cholesterol Remedies

Take these measures:

  • Eat better. Start preparing meals to your high cholesterol in mind. Try lean meats, like fish and chicken. Avoid fried or fatty foods. Eat lots of whole grains, fruits, and also vegetables. A lot of carbs, which can come from booze or sugary foods, can increase triglycerides, which also can lead to high cholesterol.
  • Exercise. Participate in moderate aerobic activity at least thirty minutes a day, five days per week. Constantly discuss new exercise regimens with your doctor or health care provider.
  • Quit smoking. This can decrease your levels of HDL, or bad cholesterol.
  • Nutritional supplements including fiber, soy, and fish oil may all help lower cholesterol. Herbs including hawthorn, garlic, and olive seed extract might also have advantages. Talk to your doctor before starting an herbal regimen.

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Comments

  1. Isadora Cristina says

    August 16, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    Definitely they should show these videos at my college.

    Reply
  2. MaTheus548122 says

    August 16, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    fat guys cryng now

    Reply
  3. TheLawind says

    August 17, 2013 at 2:07 am

    Thanks for another great video!

    Reply
  4. Edgar Danchik says

    August 17, 2013 at 6:48 am

    Jbeautiful

    Reply
  5. Rowel Ibarra says

    August 17, 2013 at 7:48 am

    really thank you..

    Reply
  6. colombotron19 says

    August 17, 2013 at 7:54 am

    that thumbnail looked like something else

    Reply
  7. Daniel D says

    August 17, 2013 at 11:00 am

    I love you Nucleus. U should have billion views

    Reply
  8. Derya Unutmaz says

    August 17, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    Reply
  9. fhdjrad says

    August 17, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    That’s really amazing and useful .. Thank you & thumbs up .. keep going

    Reply
  10. Rakesh Singh says

    August 18, 2013 at 1:02 am

    Nice Presentation .

    Reply
  11. Durra Al-Awwad says

    August 18, 2013 at 10:03 am

    Loved it..keep going

    Reply
  12. craziestatom1 says

    August 21, 2013 at 5:02 am

    As an MBBS student, I find your animations very useful. Crisp and awesome.
    Keep going. Already subscribed:) I have to do symposium next week. Please
    post the animations of cholera and syphilis.

    Reply
  13. saocherri says

    August 24, 2013 at 6:45 pm

    Fish fried in vegatable oil isn’t so bad after all. It lowers cholestrol
    and it has very low carbs. Hmm…

    Reply
  14. Ron Collins says

    August 28, 2013 at 9:46 am

    Atlanta cardiologist, Randy Martin, talks about High Blood Pressure: High
    Cholesterol

    Reply
  15. Joy Polii says

    September 17, 2013 at 9:10 am

    nice presentation

    Reply
  16. VicariousReality7 says

    October 1, 2013 at 3:07 pm

    I am stuffing my face with chips while watching

    Reply
  17. thriveni saidam says

    October 2, 2013 at 11:22 pm

    great animation, thanks a lot i am having confidence on this mobile app by
    lokesh called “cholesterol” which is proactively managing my cholesterol
    through food and also it has a cool talk on attitude changes we need to do..

    Reply
  18. Arzo Ahmadi says

    October 6, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    brilliant

    Reply
  19. Sérgio Jesus says

    October 7, 2013 at 6:34 pm

    muita bom, mesmo muita bom. E para o Castrol, não têm?

    Reply
  20. plug635 says

    October 31, 2013 at 7:47 am

    Thank u. I pray that I mind down. the doctor told me mind was to high.

    Reply
  21. Bobby Chan says

    November 1, 2013 at 11:57 am

    Nucleus~marvellous medicinal knowledge Thank you…well done.

    Reply
  22. Vivek Bhore says

    November 8, 2013 at 5:14 am

    Good

    Reply
  23. D. Bui says

    November 15, 2013 at 2:56 am

    I am getting confused about the coconut oil, trust this video or this one
    http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/nutrition/nutrition+tips/10+facts+about+coconut+oil,18271
    .

    Reply
  24. Sylvain D says

    December 27, 2013 at 12:12 pm

    This video is VERY classical and over-siplified. It uses the typical
    classical words about “bad” and “good”, misleading people into the belief
    that a unique molecule (cholesterol) can be both “good” or “bad”.

    There is “good” LDL (the size matters…) and “bad” HDL (in some people
    with cardiovascular diseases), if you read science articles, published in
    peer-reviewed journals.

    And the beautiful animated pictures are not better than the classical
    “lipid theory”, written on papers.
    Dont let this kind of modern pictures lures you into thinking that this
    video depicts the best known science. it is just plain old over-simplified
    theory, who put too many people on statins (especially CRESTOR, who have no
    proof of efficacity, beyond the controversed JUPITER trial, who is
    botched).

    Reply
  25. Daldin Soph says

    December 29, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    it is good but some information can be very misleading. does damage in the
    arteries make it easier for cholesterol to form plack, or it is the damage
    that instigates the body to send cholesterol to the artery to repair it ?
    there are many myths surrounding cholesterol. unless one understands the
    true role of cholesterol and other constituents of the body one can not
    heal or cure.

    Reply

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